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204e0d5d 1Version 1.4.0 (2013-11-XX)
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2 o BFD protocol (RFC 5880).
3 o BFD support for OSPF and BGP.
4 o New 'allow local as' option for BGP.
5 o Filters allows setting gw, ifname and ifindex.
6 o Filter operator 'delete/filter' extended to bgp_paths.
7 o Filter operator 'len' extended to [e]clists.
8 o PID file support.
9 o Several bugfixes and minor improvements.
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10 o Flag -f added to force BIRD to run in foreground.
11 o Protocol export/import/receive limits are checked during reconfiguration.
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13Version 1.3.11 (2013-07-27)
14 o OSPF stub router option (RFC 3137).
15 o TTL security for OSPF and RIP.
16 o Protocol packet priority and traffic class handling.
17 o Multiple routing tables support for FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
18 o Extends constants to all filter data types.
19 o Implements eval command.
20 o 'bgppath ~ int set' filter operation.
21 o Several bugfixes.
22
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23Version 1.3.10 (2013-04-30)
24 o Lightweight BIRD client for embedded environments.
25 o Dynamic IPv6 router advertisements.
26 o New 'next hop keep' option for BGP.
27 o Smart default routing table for 'show route export/preexport/protocol'.
28 o Automatic router ID selection could be configured to use address of loopback.
29 o Allows configured global addresses of NBMA neighbors in OSPFv3.
30 o Allows BIRD commands from UNIX shell even in restricted mode.
31 o Route limits inherited from templates can be disabled.
32 o Symbol names enclosed by apostrophes can contain dots.
33 o Several bugfixes.
34
13d4dd13 35Version 1.3.9 (2013-01-11)
c93c0208 36 o BIRD can be configured to keep and show filtered routes.
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37 o Separate receive and import limits.
38 o Several new reconfiguration cmd options (undo, timeout, check).
39 o Configurable automatic router ID selection.
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40 o Dragonfly BSD support.
41 o Fixed OSPFv3 vlinks.
42 o Several minor bugfixes.
43
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44Version 1.3.8 (2012-08-07)
45 o Generalized import and export route limits.
46 o RDNSS and DNSSL support for RAdv.
47 o Include in config file support wildcards.
48 o History deduplication in BIRD client.
49 o New route attributes krt_source, krt_metric.
50 o Different instance ID support for OSPFv3.
51 o Real broadcast mode for OSPFv2.
52 o Several minor bugfixes.
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16fc65ac 54Version 1.3.7 (2012-03-22)
89647357 55 o Route Origin Authorization basics.
16fc65ac 56 o RIPng working again.
c93c0208 57 o Extended clist operations in filters.
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58 o Fixes several bugs in BSD iface handling.
59 o Several minor bugfixes and enhancements.
60
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61Version 1.3.6 (2012-01-20)
62 o Important bugfix in BGP.
63
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64Version 1.3.5 (2012-01-10)
65 o Protocol templates.
66 o Deterministic MED option for BGP.
67 o Support for link-local addresses in BGP and static protocols.
68 o Several bugfixes.
69
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70Version 1.3.4 (2011-10-10)
71 o Static recursive routes.
72 o Several bugfixes.
73
1e69379e 74Version 1.3.3 (2011-09-11)
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75 o OSPF NSSA.
76 o BGP extended communities.
77 o BGP TTL security.
78 o Configuration option "include" added (based on patch from Alexander V. Chernikov).
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79 o Some minor bugfixes.
80
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81Version 1.3.2 (2011-07-08)
82 o Allows run with restricted privileges.
83 o Community list filter operation.
84 o Fixes several problems in filter syntax:
85 - Fixes several conflicts in the grammar.
86 - Fixes a bug in (a..b, c) pair patterns.
87 - Makes pair patterns orthogonal.
88 - Allows term expressions in pair patterns without additional ( ).
89 - Allows several comma separated values in switch cases.
90 o Many bugfixes.
91
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92Version 1.3.1 (2011-05-02)
93 o Added Linux kernel route attributes krt_prefsrc and krt_realm.
94 o Added BGP option 'med metric' related to MED handling.
95 o Allows to use constants from /etc/iproute2/rt_* files.
96 o Several bugfixes.
97
eb3786e4 98Version 1.3.0 (2011-03-31)
a5b84ab5 99 o Proper iBGP (can be used with IGP).
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100 o Multipath support (OSPF and static).
101 o L2 link state detection.
102 o IPv6 router advertisements.
103 o Much improved OSPF reconfiguration.
104 o Point-to-MultiPoint interfaces (OSPF).
105 o Minor changes and improvements in config file grammar.
00a124e3 106 o Better community list matching.
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107 o Changes default behavior of BGP IPv6 socket to v6only.
108 Use 'listen bgp dual' for the old behavior.
109 o Changes default for handling missing link-local addresses on
110 route servers. Use 'missing lladdr drop' for the old behavior.
111 o Important bugfix for OSPF.
112 o Several minor bugfixes.
113
114Version 1.2.5 (2010-10-10)
115 o Several mostly minor bugfixes.
116
117Version 1.2.4 (2010-08-03)
118 o Added 'show memory' command.
119 o Important bugfix in IPv6 BGP.
120 o Several minor bugfixes.
121
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122Version 1.2.3 (2010-06-01)
123 o Pattern matching for community lists.
124 o Many fixes in OSPF protocol (esp. in multi-areas and vlinks).
125 o Several minor bugfixes.
126
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127Version 1.2.2 (2010-04-10)
128 o Much better BSD kernel support (IPv6, alien routes, ...).
129 o Deep OSPF socket changes, fixes OSPFv2/v3 behavior on BSD.
130 o OSPFv2 in Linux now supports more non-stub IP prefixes
131 on one physical iface.
132 o Export of device routes to the kernel is more restricted.
133 o Routes with strange scope not allowed in BIRD routing tables.
134 o New filterable route attributes bgp_originator_id,
135 bgp_cluster_list and ospf_router_id.
136 o Restricted read-only CLI (option -r).
137 o Pattern matching for 'show protocols' command.
138 o BGP protocol details in 'show protocols all' command.
139 o Configurable syslog name (and default on IPv6 changed).
140 o Statistic counters for pipes were fixed.
141 o Many bugfixes in BGP, OSPF, filters, ...
142
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143Version 1.2.1 (2010-02-11)
144 o Option 'interpret communities' allows to override implicit handling
145 of well-known communities.
146 o 'configure' command uses route reload when filters change.
147 o Adds router ID of advertising router as OSPF route attribute.
148 o 'show route' command indicates primary route and shows OSPF Router ID.
149 o Configurable date/time formats.
fa5a99c7 150 o Symbol names can be enclosed by '' and so include hyphen and start with number.
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151 o Several minor bugfixes.
152
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153Version 1.2.0 (2010-01-05)
154 o Implements OSPFv3 (IPv6 support for OSPF). Because the code is
155 shared with OSPFv2 and there were deep changes in it, we suggest
156 caution during upgrade to OSPF users. Some advanced features
157 (like NSSA, vlinks and authentication) are not yet implemented.
158 o Implements MRTdump - binary logging protocol compatible with other
159 routing daemons. Only BGP part of MRTdump is yet implemented.
160 o Changes default value of BGP attribute LOCAL_PREF from 0 to 100.
161 Use 'default bgp_local_pref 0' BGP protocol option for the old
162 behavior. The new value is suggested by RFC 4277.
163 o Changes default mode of pipes from opaque to transparent.
164 Use 'mode opaque' protocol option if the old behavior is needed.
165 Opaque pipe mode is deprecated and might be removed in the future.
166
053dc3d8 167Version 1.1.7 (2009-12-20)
6877ff73 168 o Implements BGP Route Refresh (RFC 2918).
053dc3d8 169 o Implements route reload command.
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170 o Deep changes and bugfixes in pipe protocol.
171 o Bugfix in OSPF premature aging of LSA.
172 o Bugfix in OSPF next hop calculation.
173 o Bugfix in core related to route withdraws.
174 o Several minor bugfixes.
175
1f8be1e4 176Version 1.1.6 (2009-11-19)
6a72a276 177 o Implements RFC 5004 - prefer older external routes.
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178 o There is a change how route servers handle missing IPv6 link
179 local addresses in next hop atribute - see 'missing lladdr'
180 option.
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181 o Several minor features (description field, parse check option).
182 o Several minor bugfixes.
183
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184Version 1.1.5 (2009-10-29)
185 o Better scalability of BGP.
186 o New accessors for AS path - first and last.
187 o Allows to set protocol-specific router ID.
188 o Allows import kernel 'onlink' routes.
189 o Endianity check in buildsystem changed.
190
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191Version 1.1.4 (2009-10-02)
192 o BGP passive option.
193 o Several minor bugfixes.
194
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195Version 1.1.3 (2009-09-11)
196 o Bugfix in core
197 o Bugfix in BGP related to AS2->AS4 conversion.
198
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199Version 1.1.2 (2009-08-23)
200 o Allow more kernel routing tables in IPv6.
201 o Bugfix in core
202
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203Version 1.1.1 (2009-08-14)
204 o 'more' style paging in BIRD client.
205 o Important core bug fixed.
206 o Portability to non-x86 related bugfixes.
207 o As usual, miscellaneous bugfixes.
208
f1684ae6 209Version 1.1.0 (2009-06-28)
bffd4c0b 210 o Parametrized pair and path mask expressions in the filter language.
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211 o Transparent pipe mode allows to implement BGP route server with
212 independent route policy for each peer.
213 o Kernel route table synchronization does not allow overwriting
214 of alien routes.
bffd4c0b 215 o Configurable BGP import route limits.
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216 o During BGP error delay, incoming connections are rejected.
217 o BGP route statistics.
f1684ae6 218 o Better support for multiple network addresses on OSPF interfaces.
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219 o As usual, miscellaneous bugfixes.
220
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221Version 1.0.15 (2009-05-25)
222 o FreeBSD and NetBSD port renewed. OpenBSD port introduced.
223 o import/preimport 'show route' modifiers was renamed to export/preexport
224 for consistency with filters.
225 o Minor change in the grammar of 'interface' config option.
226 o Many bugfixes in IPv6 BGP.
227 o As usual, miscellaneous bugfixes.
228
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229Version 1.0.14 (2009-04-28)
230 o A lot of bugfixes in BGP, OSPF and core.
231 o A bugfix in filters in the pipe protocol. It is recommended to
232 check whether the new behavior of used pipe filters is consistent
233 with expectations.
234 o Reimplementation of prefix sets and a slight change in the meaning
235 of some prefix set patterns.
236
1733d080 237Version 1.0.13 (2009-03-14)
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238 o A lot of bugfixes in BGP, OSPF and core
239 o A new syntax for BGP masks
240
241Version 1.0.12 (2008-11-12)
242 o new BGP features: BGP MD5, ASN32, BGP route reflector
243 o BGP bugfixes
244
245...
246
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247Version 1.0.9 (2004-07-15)
248 o Minor bugfix in RIP
249 o A lot of OSPF code rewritten, OSPF supports multiple areas,
250 virtual links, MD5 authentication. It is fully compatible
251 with rfc2329.
252
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253Version 1.0.8 (2004-06-07)
254 o A lot of bug fixes in RIP, OSPF and BGP (thanx to Andreas Steinmetz)
255 o FreeBSD and NetBSD port introduced
256 o Complete code clean up
257
258Version 1.0.7 (2003-08-20)
259 o OSPF bug fixes
260
b77834b3 261Version 1.0.6 (2003-04-06)
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262
263 o No more byte order problems in RIP authentication. Thanks to
264 Eric Leblond <eleblond@init-sys.com> for a patch.
265 o Fixed interoperability problems with Cisco and Zebra when talking
266 IPv6 BGP.
267 o Handle more primary addresses with different scopes gracefully.
268 IPv6 needs that.
269 o Comparison of prefixes in filters doesn't ignore their lengts.
270 o As usually, OSPF bug fixes.
d02b7a73 271 o Documentation building tools now work with recent linuxdoc-tools.
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272
273Version 1.0.5 (2001-06-09)
274
275 o Minor cleanups in the libraries.
276 o Removed a couple of warnings when compiling with newer glibc.
277 o OSPF bug fixes.
278
279Version 1.0.4 (2000-09-04)
280
281 o Fixed a serious bug in 1.0.3.
282
283Version 1.0.3 (2000-09-03)
284
285 o OSPF works better on NBMA networks. Some configuration tags added.
286
287Version 1.0.2 (2000-08-24)
288
289 o Minor bug fixes to OSPF.
290
291Version 1.0.1 (2000-06-22)
292
293 o Updated documentation and fixed a couple of bugs.
294
295Version 1.0.0 (2000-06-09)
296
297 o First stable release.
298
299Version 0.0.0 (2000-05-13)
300
301 o First public development release.